The US State Department has approved a Moroccan request for 1,200 BGM-71-4B-RF wireless TOW 2A anti-tank missiles worth an estimated USD108, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 8 December.
The DSCA said the missiles will "advance Morocco's efforts to develop an

Syrian government forces appeared on the verge of overrunning the last pocket of opposition fighters in Aleppo on 9 December, the rebels having lost more than 75% of their territory in the city since the Russian-backed offensive began on 18 November.
The latest advances involved Syrian troops

Boeing announced on 6 December that it had entered into an agreement to acquire US unmanned surface vehicle (USV) company Liquid Robotics.
Details and timelines of the transaction were not disclosed.
Liquid Robotics has designed a wave- and solar-powered sea-skimming USV known as the Wave Glider.

The French government has donated 15 new vehicles, along with weapons, communication, and ballistic equipment to Cameroon for use by the country's Special Forces.
The handover to the Cameroonian military took place on 29 November in Yaoundé during a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Joseph

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With strategic shifts continuing to re-shape the global strategic balance, Professor Geoffrey Till considers how navies might respond to such shifts and the force structure choices and challenges they face as a result

China has developed a complete range of light and medium tracked AFVs, of which many are now being offered on the export market by NORINCO. Christopher F Foss uncovers China's efforts to move beyond wheeled platforms

As armed forces struggle to handle expeditionary operations across vast areas of interest, they are beginning to consider the use of HALE UAVs to assist in the execution of specialist reconnaissance, communications relay, and logistics support missions. Andrew White explores the latest moves in this market

The US government has approved a package of transport and attack helicopters for the Middle East valued at USD7.01 billion.
Two separate sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth USD3.51 billion and USD3.5 billion respectively were approved by the State Department on 8

China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has expanded its range of remote weapon stations (RWS) with the development of the UW4A, IHS Jane's has learned.
At this stage it has not been confirmed if the UW4A has been developed to meet the operational requirements of the People's Liberation Army

The US Navy's (USN's) BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) programme has achieved Milestone C approval, paving the way for award of a first low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
What is now the Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEi) subsidiary of

Ireland-based robotics specialist Reamda has been contracted to modify its unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) controller to support a variety of platforms.
The contract falls under an award to US company JGW International by the US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T)

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Naval Fire-Control System (FCS).
Development
In 2005, following a competitive procurement process, Kollmorgen Electro-Optical (acquired by L-3 Communications in February 2012 and now operating as L-3 KEO) was chosen to provide the US Navy (USN) with an EOSS as part of the CG-47